Gissing

American  

[gis-ing] / ˈgɪs ɪŋ /

noun

1. George (Robert), 1857–1903, English novelist.

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Gissing British  

/ ˈɡɪsɪŋ /

noun

1. George ( Robert ). 1857–1903, English novelist, noted for his depiction of middle-class poverty. His works include Demos (1886) and New Grub Street (1891)

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Example Sentences

By the late-19th century, “Grub Street” had become a generic term for ambitious, worldly—and mostly talentless—writers, everything the classicist Gissing abhorred.

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“New Grub Street” is just as crowded as most Victorian novels, and Gissing drew its women—Reardon’s wife, Amy, who loves his work but cannot abide his penury; Milvain’s sister, Dora, a prototype of the emancipated woman that would soon lead to suffragism—with unusual care and insight.

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Gissing was already in ill-health when “Ryecroft” was released in 1903 and he seemed to know that this was his farewell, which he crafted with sad appreciation:

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Gissing had made a terrible hash of his early life.

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George Orwell called Gissing “perhaps the best novelist England has produced,” and the Guardian included “New Grub Street” on its 2015 list of the 100 best English-language novels.

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